the quiet approach to Christmas

 

(experimenting with multi media)

My husband and I decided to take the quiet approach to Christmas this year since we couldn't be with our families (located about 15 hours north and buried in a foot of snow, poor babies), and did so gratefully on  one of the most peaceful places on the planet - the remote Georgia coastline's Jekyll Island.In a lovely historic hotel (the Jekyll Island Golf Club) that's been a part of the island's history for many years, on a lovely southern winter day with temps topping 60s, with the crash of the ocean and the call of the gulls and the friendly waves of strangers connected in Christmas away from home, we rang in one of the most magical and religious of days on the Christian calendar. And as always, I found the solitude to be not only soul lifting, but soul quieting, and a very special memory at the close of 2010. Enjoy the photos. And let 2011 be one where you find the quiet soul connections that help you move forward with your dreams.

 the island wildlife

 

driftwood beach

 

the hotel

 the sunset over the intracoastal waterway

 the piper who played christmas tunes on christmas eve

 inside the hotel 

 along the water 

 aaron enjoying the peace and sunset views